WASHINGTON, June 18 (KUNA) - The World Bank approved USD 250 million in financing "to improve the efficiency of water service" in Jordan, the World Bank announced Sunday.

Kuwait: Zain recently held its annual blood drive campaign in celebration of World Blood Donor Day, the globally celebrated initiative held on 14 June of every year.

KUWAIT: As part of its keenness to reward its customers, and women in particular, Gulf Bank announced exclusive benefits and packages for Female Kuwaiti Salary Account customers, when transferring their salary to Gulf Bank. The benefits that women get when transferring their salary to Gulf Bank include:

KUWAIT: Pursuing its support of the students with learning difficulties and ADHD, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has sponsored Kuwait Association for Learning Differences (KALD’s) Persevering Student Award for school year 2022/2023.

KUWAIT: US headline inflation fell to a lower than expected 4.0% year-on-year in May from 4.9% in April, largely due to lower energy costs and slowing food inflation.

COTONOU: Sitting on top of a yellow jerry can of fuel, Jeannine waits for customers on a sidewalk in Benin’s economic capital Cotonou, but business is slow.

PARIS: Boeing expects the number of commercial planes in service around the world to double in the next 20 years, according to estimates published on Sunday, anticipating a slightly larger increase than competitor Airbus.

WASHINGTON: Binance has agreed to repatriate its US customers’ assets pending a massive lawsuit against the world’s largest crypto exchange, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said, adding that it will secure the funds.

News report by Ayyoub Khaddaj BEIRUT, June 18 (KUNA) -- Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh's term of office ends in late July amid government failure to pick a successor while the country is embroiled in a serious state of economic and financial turmoil.